Hamstring strains can be one of the most frustrating and challenging injuries faced by athletic trainers. Successful management of this injury requires a thorough understanding of the mechanism and etiology of injury, the shortcomings of “traditional†rehab, and an emphasis on preventing recurrence. A Dynamic Approach to the Management of Hamstring Sprains reviews the causative factors, discusses the clinical evidence, and provides a dynamic, functional approach to managing both acute and chronic hamstring strains, including returnto- play criteria.
Among the topics covered:
• Hamstring strains
• Challenges
• Functional action of hamstrings
• Injury location
• Causative factors
• Evidence
• Hamstring rehabilitation program
• Other treatment approaches
• Laboratory exercises
